Legals for April, 11 2025
NO. 31096 C. Mark Hash Hash, Rudbach, Hutchison & Murray, PLLP Attorneys at Law 136 1st Ave. West P. O. Box 1178 Kalispell, MT 59903-1178 (406) 755-6919 cmhash@hashlaw.com MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, FLATHEAD COUNTY In The Matter of The Estate of: Barbara J. Armstrong, Deceased. Cause No. DP-25-61(A) NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned have been appointed co-personal representatives of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must be either mailed to Marri J. Clark and Julia M. Webster, the co-personal representatives, by certified mail, return receipt requested, c/o Hash, Rudbach, Hutchison & Murray, PLLP, Attorneys at Law, P.O. Box 1178, Kalispell, Montana 59903-1178, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. Dated this 14th day of March 2025. /s/ Marri J. Clark Marri J. Clark /s/ Julia M. Webster Julia M. Webster Hash, Rudbach, Hutchison & Murray, PLLP By /s/ C Mark Hash Attorneys for the co-personal representatives March 28 and April 4, 11, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 31097 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR PROFESSIONAL AIRPORT SECURITY SERVICES FOR THE GLACIER PARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT KALISPELL, MONTANA The Flathead Municipal Airport Authority seeks proposals from qualified firms for the provision of airport security services at the Glacier Park International Airport. It is the intent of the Authority to enter into one or more Law Enforcement and Security Officer Service Agreement(s) with the successful proposer to perform the security related duties as outlined in the RFP. Date of Issue: Monday, March 24, 2025 Deadline for Proposals: Wednesday April 30th, 2025 2:00p.m. MDT RFP CONTACT: Julie Salyer, Office Manager, at Glacier Park International Airport, 4170 US Highway 2 East, Kalispell, MT 59901, (406) 257-5994. For more information, please email rfp@glacierairport.com March 28 and April 4, 11, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 31098 ADVERTISEMENT RUNWAY 2-20 REHABILITATION AIP NO. 3-30-0046-0XX-2025 GLACIER PARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT KALISPELL, MONTANA Sealed bids for the Runway 2-20 Rehabilitation project, at Glacier Park International Airport, Kalispell, Montana, will be received by the Flathead Municipal Airport Authority, 4170 Highway 2 East, Kalispell, Montana 59901, until 1:00 p.m., local time, on April 25, 2025, and then opened, read aloud and canvassed. The work involved includes the following: Schedule I: Rehabilitate Runway 2-20 and Connector Taxiways (Federal) Schedule II: Reconstruct Taxiways B4 and D (Federal) Schedule III: Demolish Taxiway F (Federal) A complete set of Plans and Bidding Requirements and Contract Documents may be obtained on or after March 28, 2025, on Montanabid.com. The major work items include asphalt milling and paving, new asphalt pavement construction, crushed aggregate base, subbase, flatwork demolition, earthwork, surface and subsurface drainage, pavement marking, grooving, and airfield electrical. All bidders are advised to examine the site to become familiar with existing conditions. The project will be discussed and shown to interested bidders at 1:00 p.m., local time on April 9, 2025, at the Glacier Park International Airport, 4170 Highway 2 East, Kalispell, Montana 59901. Each bid must be accompanied by a Certified Check or Cashier’s Check in the amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the total bid, made payable to the Flathead Municipal Airport Authority, or by Bid Bond in like amount executed by a Surety Company. All bidders are advised that the right is reserved by the Sponsor to waive any informality or irregularity in, or to reject any or all bids. Any questions must be submitted to Marty Brown, Jacobs, via email to marty.brown1@jacobs.com. Questions are due by 1:00 p.m., April 17, 2025. Questions received after this time will not be accepted. March 28 and April 4, 11, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 31102 IN THE JUSTICE COURT FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA Forest Acres MHC, Tyler Welsh , Plaintiff(s) V. Ayla Douglas, Defendant(s) SUMMONS Docket No. CV-385-2025-0000268-LT The State of Montana to the above named defendant(s), A complaint has been filed in this Court stating a claim or cause of action against you. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action, which is filed with Flathead County Justice Court, a copy of which is served upon you, and to file your written answer with the above entitled Court and serve a copy thereof upon the Plaintiff(s), or Plaintiff(s) attorney within five (5) business days after service of this summons. Your answer must be in writing. Your answer must be accompanied by the mandatory fee of $30.00. If you fail to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default, for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Dated this 18 day of March, 2025 /s/Ed Falla Judge/Clerk of Court March 28 and April 4, 11, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 31110 West Glacier Elementary #8 Invitation for Bids West Glacier Elementary School is accepting bids for a Transportation Contractor, period beginning with the first day of school for school year 2025-26 and ending with the last day of school for school year 2029-30 to transport elementary school students residing within School District No. 8 to and from school on each day during which school shall be in session. The route is 164 miles with stops at State Road Crew turnaround east of Glacier Haven, Glacier Wilderness, West Glacier School, Montana Raft, and Lake 5, and Columbia Falls Junior High. (Stops subject to change as ridership vacillates). That such transportation shall be furnished by means of a suitable, proper, safe and approved school bus to be provided by the Contractor at their own cost and expense, which school bus shall, in all respects , fully comply with the provisions, requirements, rules, and regulations of the State Highway patrol, State Board of Education and Elementary District No 8, which are now in effect or which may hereinafter be enacted permitting the operation of the vehicle as a school bus. The bus age does not exceed 7 (seven) years at the beginning of the contract period, not exceeding 12 (twelve) years at any time during the contract. Age specification will not be applied to the use of a spare bus. The Contractor must provide a properly certified and competent driver, approved by the State of Montana, for such bus in accordance with the provisions and requirements of the law, and which driver must be a holder of a commercial driver’s license and a School Bus Driver’s Certificate issued by the State Highway Patrol. Please contact West Glacier Elementary School for a list of additional terms and conditions required for bids: required compliance with pupil transportation laws, required insurance and work comp coverage, required training/inspections and bus specifications. Bids will be accepted until April 30th, 2025 Rachelle Aldrich District Clerk/Business Manager 406-888-5312 Wclerk@westglacierelementary.org March 31 and April 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 31118 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE To be sold for cash at a Trustee’s Sale on August 7, 2025, at 11:00 AM at the East door of the Flathead County Justice Center located at 920 South Main Street, Kalispell, MT 59901, the following described real property situated in Flathead County, State of Montana: Parcel A of Certificate of Survey No. 19688, that portion of the Southeast Quarter of Section 29, Township 31 North, Range 19 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. More commonly known as 408 Coram Stage Road, Coram, MT 59913. Lea Edwards and Shane Edwards, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to Fidelity National Title Company of Montana LLC, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as designated nominee for Equity Prime Mortgage LLC, Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, by Deed of Trust on October 7, 2022, and filed for record in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder in Flathead County, State of Montana, on October 7, 2022 as Instrument No. 202200026439, of Official Records. The Deed of Trust was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC Assignment Dated: January 25, 2025 Assignment Recorded: January 27, 2025 Assignment Recording Information: as Instrument No. 202500001499 All in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder for Flathead County, Montana. Jason J. Henderson is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Flathead County, State of Montana, on March 11, 2025, as Instrument No. 202500004398, of Official Records. The Beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust due to the Grantor(s) failure to make monthly payments beginning December 1, 2023, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. By reason of said default, the Beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and payable. The total amount due on this obligation is the principal sum of $409,661.30, interest in the sum of $33,343.43, escrow advances of $27.28, other amounts due and payable in the amount of $2,261.81 for a total amount owing of $445,293.82, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other fees and costs that may be incurred or advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantor. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale, and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the Beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed, without any representation or warranty, including warranty of title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The Grantor, successor in interest to the Grantor, or any other person having an interest in the property, has the right, at any time prior to the Trustee’s Sale, to pay to the Beneficiary, or the successor in interest to the Beneficiary, the entire amount then due under the Deed of Trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Deed of Trust with Successor Trustee’s and attorney’s fees. In the event that all defaults are cured the foreclosure will be dismissed and the foreclosure sale will be canceled. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason. In the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the Trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Successor Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Dated this 18th day of March, 2025. Jason J. Henderson Substitute Trustee 38 2nd Avenue East Dickinson, ND 58601 Telephone: 801-355-2886 Office Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8AM-5PM (MST) File No. MT22690 April 4, 11, 18, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 31119 Randall S. Ogle TRAVIS, MOORE & BRANN, PLLP 24 First Avenue East, Suite B P.O. Box 899 Kalispell, MT 59903 Telephone: (406) 752-7550 Attorneys for the Estate MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, FLATHEAD COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ERVIN WAYNE BRACKEL, Deceased. Cause No. DP-15-2025-70-IT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must be either mailed to Raymond W. Brackel, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested at c/o Travis, Moore, & Brann, PLLP, P.O. Box 899, Kalispell, Montana 59903, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 27th day of March, 2025. /s/Raymond W. Brackel Raymond W. Brackel Personal Representative TRAVIS, MOORE & BRANN, PLLP By: /s/Randall S. Ogle Randall S. Ogle Attorneys for the Estate April 4, 11, 18, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 31120 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: 1. Property. This Notice concerns the following described real property (the “Property”) located in Flathead County, Montana, and more particularly described as follows: Lot 1 of Sanders Subdivision, according to the official Plat thereof, filed in Official records of Flathead County, Montana. 2. Deed of Trust. The Grantor named below executed and delivered to the Beneficiary named below a Deed of Trust covering the Property. The Deed of Trust is described as follows: Date: April 21, 2009 Grantor: Raymond G. Sanders and Darlene V. Sanders Trustee: C. Mark Hash Beneficiary:Glacier Bank Recorded in the records of Flathead County, Montana, as follows: Date: April 22, 2009 Time: 3:42 p.m. Document No.: 200900011273 5. Note. The Deed of Trust was given to secure payment of a Home Equity Line of Credit in the original principal amount of $250,000.00 from Grantor to the Beneficiary. The Home Equity Line of Credit Agreement is dated April 21, 2009. 6. Substitute Trustee. Randall S. Ogle, an attorney living in Kalispell, Montana, was substituted as trustee by a written document recorded in the records of Flathead County, Montana, as follows: Date: December 11, 2024 Document No.: 202400024533 7. Default. Grantor, or their successors in interest, have defaulted under the Home Equity Line of Credit Agreement and Deed of Trust in that they failed to pay the entire Balance due by the maturity date of July 25, 2024, including penalty and interest to December 5, 2024 plus all taxes, penalty and interest due thereafter. 8. Amount Owing. The amount owing under the Home Equity Line of Credit Agreement and Deed of Trust is the sum of $273,822.39, plus interest at the rate of 8.25% per annum from December 5, 2024, to the date of payment, plus all taxes, penalty and interest, costs and attorneys fees which are allowed by law. 9. Acceleration. Notice is hereby given that the Beneficiary under the Deed of Trust and the undersigned Substitute Trustee have elected and do hereby elect to consider all principal and interest to be immediately due and payable in consequence of the default of Grantor under the Home Equity Line of Credit Agreement and Deed of Trust. 10. Notice of Sale: Notice is hereby given that the Beneficiary under the Deed of Trust and the Substitute Trustee hereby elect to sell or cause to be sold the Property described above to satisfy the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. The sale will be held at the following date, time and place: Date: May 20, 2025 Time: 9:00 a.m. Place: Flathead County Courthouse entrance The Substitute Trustee will sell the property at public auction to the highest bidder, in cash, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of the sale. DATED this 13th day of January, 2025. TRAVIS, MOORE & BRANN, PLLP By: Randall S. Ogle Randall S. Ogle Substitute Trustee April 4, 11, 18, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 31121 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE To be sold for cash at a Trustee’s Sale on August 7, 2025, at 11:00 AM at the East door of the Flathead County Justice Center located at 920 South Main Street, Kalispell, MT 59901, the following described real property situated in Flathead County, State of Montana: Lot 8 of Block 89 of Kalispell, Montana, according to the map or plat thereof on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Flathead County, Montana. More commonly known as 535 4th Ave W, Kalispell, MT 59901. Eugene Strowbridge and Peggy Strowbridge, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to Flathead Premier Title Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as designated nominee for Mann Mortgage LLC, Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, by Deed of Trust on May 24, 2022, and filed for record in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder in Flathead County, State of Montana, on May 25, 2022 as Instrument No. 202200013459, of Official Records. The Deed of Trust was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC Assignment Dated: January 25, 2025 Assignment Recorded: January 27, 2025 Assignment Recording Information: as Instrument No. 202500001498 All in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder for Flathead County, Montana. Jason J. Henderson is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Flathead County, State of Montana, on March 13, 2025, as Instrument No. 202500004633, of Official Records. The Beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust due to the Grantor(s) failure to make monthly payments beginning September 1, 2024, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. By reason of said default, the Beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and payable. The total amount due on this obligation is the principal sum of $586,148.84, interest in the sum of $22,469.04, and other amounts due and payable in the amount of $4,648.63 for a total amount owing of $613,266.51, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other fees and costs that may be incurred or advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantor. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale, and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the Beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed, without any representation or warranty, including warranty of title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The Grantor, successor in interest to the Grantor, or any other person having an interest in the property, has the right, at any time prior to the Trustee’s Sale, to pay to the Beneficiary, or the successor in interest to the Beneficiary, the entire amount then due under the Deed of Trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Deed of Trust with Successor Trustee’s and attorney’s fees. In the event that all defaults are cured the foreclosure will be dismissed and the foreclosure sale will be canceled. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason. In the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the Trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Successor Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Dated this 19th day of March, 2025. Jason J. Henderson, Substitute Trustee 38 2nd Avenue East Dickinson, ND 58601 Telephone: 801-355-2886 Office Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8AM-5PM (MST) File No. MT22730 April 4, 11, 18, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 31127 Sara Smith Clerk of District Court Flathead County Justice Center 920 South Main Street Kalispell, MT 59901 (406) 758-5906 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF FLATHEAD IN THE MATTER OF: A.D., YOUTH IN NEED OF CARE. Cause No. DN-24-035(E) Judge Danni Coffman SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION To: Birth father of the above-named child: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Petition has been filed in the above-entitled Court by the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Child and Family Services Division, 121 Financial Drive, Suite C, Kalispell, MT 59901, requesting termination of parental rights and permanent legal custody. NOW, THEREFORE, YOU ARE HEREBY DIRECTED to appear on Friday, May 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM before the Honorable Danni Coffman, District Judge, Department 5, Flathead County Justice Center, 920 South Main Street, Third Floor, Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana, then and there to show cause, if any you may have, why the Petition should not be granted. A.D. was born on November 16, 2023 in Kalispell, Montana. The birth mother is Elizabeth Damon who passed away on September 17, 2024. You have the right to representation by an attorney in these proceedings. If you are unable to afford an attorney, the Court will appoint an attorney to represent you. Your failure to appear at the hearing constitutes a denial of your interest in the above-named child, which denial may result, without further notice of this proceeding or any subsequent proceedings, in the Court entering judgment by default against you for all relief requested in the Petition. A copy of the Petition is filed with the Clerk of District Court for the Eleventh Judicial District Court in and for Flathead County, 920 South Main, Third Floor, Kalispell, Montana, 59901, telephone (406) 758-5870. WITNESS my hand and Seal of this Court this 3 day of April, 2025. Sara Smith Clerk of District Court (SEAL) By: Rachel Faber Deputy Clerk April 11, 18, 25, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 31135 NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION OF INTENTION FLATHEAD COUNTY ZONING REGULATIONS The Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana hereby gives notice pursuant to Section 76-2-205(2), M.C.A. that it passed a resolution of intention (Resolution No. 955 IO) on April 8, 2025, to amend Sections 5.07, 6.01, 6.03, 6.04, 6.06, 6.07, 6.08, 6.09, and 6.11 of the Flathead County Zoning Regulations. The Flathead County Zoning Regulations are on file for public inspection at the Office of the Clerk and Recorder, Courthouse, 800 South Main Street West, Kalispell, Montana, at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, 40 11th Street West, Kalispell, Montana, and on the Flathead County Planning and Zoning website at: https://flathead.mt.gov/department-directory/planning-zoning/zoning-information. Documents related to the proposed text amendments are also on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners, the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, and on the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office’s website, the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, and on the Flathead County Planning and Zoning website at https://flathead.mt.gov/department-directory/planning-zoning/meeting-information. For thirty (30) days after the first publication of this notice, the Board of Commissioners will receive written comments to the proposed text amendment. Within 30 days after the expiration of the comment period, the Board of County Commissioners may in its discretion pass the resolution amending the text of the Flathead County Zoning Regulations. DATED this 8th day of April, 2025. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/Pamela J. Holmquist Pamela J. Holmquist, Chairman April 11, 18, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________